8. Death By Suicide
The tension in Breaking Bad is almost constantly ramped up to 11. It literally leaves you breathless in a way that no other show can, all the while developing characters with the finesse of a fine novel. This is aptly realised within the first minute of the very first episode, when Walt attempts to take his own life, seemingly out of his depth and left with no other option. As the pin fails to ignite the chamber that would fire the bullet into its fleshy bed and Walt realises that he can get out of this situation, something he has calmly replicated since with each crazy situation he seems to find himself. Maybe the toilet epiphany of Hank will prove too much to deal with, out of his depth, he may indeed take his own life. This ending is fitting in terms of 'coming full circle' but is probably not going to happen due to how far he has come since that wild ride in the first 45 minutes, to take the cowards way out would be ludicrous, wouldn't it?